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Teens Prefer Prescription Stimulants to Get High, Stay Awake, and Lose Weight

Teens will often go to great lengths to escape their current environment, both physically and mentally. One substance that is often introduced to assist in the mental escape is stimulant drugs. A new KOTATV report shows that these drugs, which are often prescribed legally, tend to be abused by teens.

Stimulants are usually obtained through legitimate means, including prescriptions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The drugs prescribed for this condition often include Adderall (amphetamine-dextroamphetamine) and Ritalin (methylphenidate).

While these medications can help ADHD patients feel calmer and more focused, they also help to deliver an intoxicating high. This high is generally what drives teens to not only try, but eventually abuse the medications.

Part of the risk associated with stimulant use and abuse is the fact that teens do not view them as harmful as illegal drugs. Since stimulants are prescribed by a physician, they are considered safe for consumption by anyone. This assumption is often what puts the teen at risk.

Research into this area shows that high school seniors tend to favor amphetamines. In fact, this medication is the third most commonly used drug among this group. Some prefer the medication to stay awake, others may use it to lose weight, and still others simply seek the associated high.

The health risks associated with this use are significant. Stimulant drugs increase blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature and breathing. Users will find it harder to sleep and less hungry.

When abused, the drugs can lead to malnutrition, fever and headaches, heart attack, stroke, anxiety, hostility, seizures, tremors and more. Once addiction sets in, withdrawal should only be done under a doctor’s care to protect the health and well-being of the teen.
 

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Prescription Drug Abuse by Older Adults

The typical image of a drug user is typically not the retirement set. Though most people picture young adults as the general image for a person abusing drugs, there is a growing problem among adults aged 50 or older, with many older adults abusing pharmaceutical drugs.

Data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health gives information about drug-related emergency department visits involving pharmaceutical misuse by older adults. The report indicates that non-medical pharmaceutical use among adults aged 50 to 59 has increased from 2.2 percent in 2002 to 3.9 percent in 2009. The report estimates that the number will double by 2020.

The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) issued a report that examined the occurrence of emergency department visits by older adults involving pharmaceutical misuse, observing trends between 2004 and 2008 with a focus on 2008 findings. The report shows that there was a dramatic increase in these types of emergency department visits. In 2004, there were approximately 115,803 visits of this type, and in 2008 there were 256,097 visits.

More of the third of the visits to emergency departments by older adults were aged 50 to 54. Slightly more than half of the visits were made by women, and the majority were made by non-Hispanic white adults (78.1 percent).

The most common drugs involved in the emergency department visits made by older adults was pain relievers (43.5 percent), with narcotic pain relievers the most popular type. After pain relievers, there were also many visits related to drugs used to treat anxiety or insomnia (31.8 percent) and anti-depressants (8.6 percent).

One in five emergency department visits also involved alcohol. Visits involving alcohol in combination with pharmaceuticals were more likely to be made by adults aged 50 to 64 than adults over the age of 65.

More than half of the older adults who were treated in the emergency department were treated and released, and more than one-third were admitted to the hospital. Of those admitted to the hospital, 62.9 percent were admitted to an inpatient unit and 24.1 percent were admitted into an intensive care unit.

With the baby boom generation experiencing a great increase in pharmaceutical misuse and abuse, treatment centers need to adapt to treating older adults. Most treatment centers instead focus their programs on younger people and may need to alter some parts of their programs to the unique challenges facing older adults trying to overcome a drug addiction.
 

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High Risk Factors in Children can Lead to Addiction

By janice

Parents and teachers are united in the hope that they can somehow prevent drug use in teens. As society as a whole becomes more stressful, younger and younger children are turning to alcohol and drugs as a way to relieve that stress. Exposure to alcohol at a young age is not proof of developing full blown addiction. However, there are factors to watch for in children that will indicate if they are more likely to be susceptible.
While studies debate whether there is a gene for addiction, there is definitely evidence to support that addiction seems to run in some families. Children with alcoholic parents or siblings with a history of drug use are considered at higher risk for developing a substance abuse problem.
Non-traditional family situations also create a higher risk. This is not because the family structure itself is dangerous, but because foster families, step-families, and families going through a divorce are much more likely to be sources of stress. Being aware of the stress and ensuring children have healthy ways to address it will keep parents from having to locate teen drug rehab centers Chicago.
Another indication of risk is being diagnosed with other problems. Children who are failing school, have behavioral problems or other mental health conditions are more likely to develop alcohol or drug problems.
It is always important to remember that none of these risk factors are indications of a problem. There is no absolute correlation between substance abuse and any of these situations. However, adults should be aware of the increased risk involved and take steps to help children successfully navigate them without turning to drugs.
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Letter To The Editor: Narconon Drug Rehab Program

Dear Editor,
The holidays are an extremely difficult time for those people struggling with drug addiction and, even more so, those closest to the addicts. I would know because I was one of these individuals struggling with drug addiction.
No one would have guessed that drugs would take full control over my life. Before trying OxyContin, my life was picture perfect. In 2005, I graduated from high school with honors, and even received academic scholarships to the University of Oklahoma. During college I began experimenting with drugs, and very quickly I developed an addiction to OxyContin.
The addiction quickly spiraled out of control when I began mixing the OxyContin with other prescription drugs. I ended up failing out of college and losing everything I had worked so hard to build. The next few years were filled with constant drug abuse and criminal activity, each year worse than the next. The holidays were the worst. I would go home to see family for Thanksgiving or Christmas, and I could see the disappointment and shame in their eyes.
Eventually, my drug addiction pushed my friends and family away. They wanted nothing to do with me. I was alone with only my addiction.
On December 23, 2009, just two days before Christmas, I found a drug rehabilitation center called Narconon Arrowhead. Freedom from drug addiction was by far the best present I have ever received. The Narconon program changed my life forever. They helped me return to the life I had before drug addiction. I am back in school, and I have a great job. I am able to spend the holidays with my family, drug free.
I want your readers to know that drug addiction does not have to ruin any more of their holidays. Narconon has changed the lives of thousands, and for anyone suffering from drug or alcohol addiction, Narconon, with a 70% success rate, can help you too.
Narconon provides free addiction counseling, local referrals and residential treatment and can be reached at www.stopaddiction.com or 1-800-468-6933. This place can change your life in extraordinary ways.
Sincerely,
Trey Breaux
Narconon graduate

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